We've Tested All The Best Pinterest Tips: What Works?

Whether you use Pinterest for fun or business, these tips, tricks and facts from the experts will show you how to build a following, optimize your pins and boards, and when best to promote your pins with smart automation.

With the ultimate goal of saving time, use our Pinterest quick guide to click on the following:

Optimize Posts on Pinterest to Boost Repins

Unlike Twitter or Facebook, success on Pinterest is less about growing massive followers and more about creating compelling Pins that generate Repins. Pinterest puts more emphasis on the content rather than the person who created it.

Here are nine proven ways to boost Repins on Pinterest:

1. Post at the Right Time

According to new data from HubSpot (Janaury 2016), the best times to post on Pinterest are:

2 AM – 4 AM and evening hours every day

5 PM on Fridays

8 PM – 11 PM on Saturdays

2. Post Often

To get more followers, you should post between 5-30 new pins every day.

→Keep in mind quality content is key.

3. Create the Right Sized Pin

Pins over 800 pixels tall get more repins. A typical Pin size is 736×1102 pixels.

4. Don’t Forget Males

Pinterest is not just for females. The male demographic is the fasting growing demographic. One-third of new signups are from males. In some countries, there is a 50/50 split between males and females.

5. Use a Call-to-Action

In your Pin’s description, add a call-to-action. You’ll get 80% more engagement.

Examples you might add:

Download the free ebook

Read more ways to…

To learn more…

Sign up online

For more details…

Please submit ideas and questions to ______

Call for a complimentary consultation

Get a free quote

Tell us what you think

Watch a video of _____

6. Create More Content

Creating more Pins and boards are essential factors in determining your growth on Pinterest. The University of Minnesota’s study found that the three top factors that Pinterest users take into consideration in the “should-I-follow-or-not” decision-making process are:

how many accounts you are following /are following you

how many pins you have

how many boards you have

7. Use Rich Pins

The Pinterest marketing firm, Piqora, found that there was an 82 percent jump in the Repin-Pin ratio with brands using Rich Pins.

There are six different types of Rich Pins: app, movie, recipe, article, product, and place.

Pinterest Tools

The ‘Pin It’ button lets people save your content back to Pinterest. You can add the(free) button to all of your site’s images. The button is also available on WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger, and Wix, plus iOS and Android apps.

2 – Tool: Pinterest Analytics. Pinterest offers their own analytics for businesses. You can use these insights to find out what people are pinning from your website, see what pinners like, what gets most repined or most clicked as well as other interesting information.

3 – Tool:Rich Pins. Rich Pins, also known as ‘Super Pins’ or ‘Enhanced Pins’ are a relatively new addition to Pinterest features for business. These enhanced pins include extra information right on the Pin itself.

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About Debra Garber

VP of Finance & Operations, Chief Content Contributor, and backyard chicken farmer. I happily share my experiences traversing the wilds of social media. Will trade social media tips for fresh organic eggs. Motto: "Live the life you love, love the life you live."